This past weekend at Coe was Family Weekend. An annual part of Family Weekend is the Coe Cares! Service Project. This year we had over 100 students, parents, siblings, and friends sign up to participate in the event. It was a great turn out!!! We sent just over 50 volunteers to the Habitat for Humanity "Blitz Build" site. They spent the morning putting the finishing touches on the 13 recently built homes. Some of their projects included painting trim work, installing cabinets, and other tasks.
The rest of our 50+ volunteers headed to Squaw Creek Regional Park in Marion for National Public Lands Day. Members of the non-profit group Trees Forever, the Linn County Parks & Recreation Department, the Linn County Conservation Department, and people from the Coe community came together to plant trees at the park in recognition of National Public Lands Day. While at the park, we heard from members of the various organizations on the importance of trees both in terms of aesthetic appeal as well as resource & energy conservation. Volunteers at the site learned how to properly plant trees for optimum growth with the help of the Linn County Parks & Recreation Department and the Linn County Conservation Department. In just over an hour and a half, the 50+ volunteers planted 75 trees along the roadways of the park, placed mulch around the newly planted trees, and added tree guards to protect them from deer rubbing their antlers against the trunks.
It was great to see families and students coming together to make a difference in the community. All the volunteers I encountered seemed to be in great spirits and had fun planting the trees. The cool/cold weather didn't keep us down. It was a great project! I am glad I was able to be a part of it.
Be sure to check out the photos on our slideshow of the work we did!
Keep it green!
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